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'''Red Park, Michigan''' is an unincorporated summer resort area of [[Onekama Township, Michigan|Onekama Township]] in [[Manistee County, Michigan]]. It is located on the South shore of [[Portage Lake (Michigan)|Portage Lake]], between [[Wick-A-Te-Wah]] on the east and next to [[Camp Tosebo]].
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'''Red Park''' is an unincorporated summer resort area of [[Onekama Township, Michigan|Onekama Township]], [[Manistee County, Michigan|Manistee County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. It is located on the south shore of [[Portage Lake (Michigan)|Portage Lake]] at {{coord|44|21|07|N|86|14|34|W|}},<ref name="gnis">{{gnis|1621359|Red Park, Michigan}}</ref> between [[Wick-A-Te-Wah, Michigan|Wick-A-Te-Wah]] on the West and next to [[Camp Tosebo, Michigan|Camp Tosebo]].


==History==
==History==
Red Park was established in the early 1900's by a man named Davis as a summer resort colony for people in [[Manistee, Michigan]]. The original resort consisted of a small store operated by Mr. and Mrs. James Sandenberg, the only permanent residents, who also acted as the caretaker of the collection of small summer cottages. A bandstand was built in the center of the resort, before 1910.
Red Park was established in the early 1900s by a man named Davis as a summer resort colony for people in [[Manistee, Michigan]]. The original resort consisted of a small store operated by Mr. and Mrs. James Sandenberg, the only permanent residents, who also acted as the caretaker of the collection of small summer cottages. A bandstand was built in the center of the resort, before 1910.


==Early Summer Residents==
==Early summer residents==
Among the earliest summer residents of this area were the following families:
Among the earliest summer residents of this area were the following families:
* Cron
* Cron
* Probeck
* Probeck
* Shaw
* Shaw
* Hollowed
Sands


==References==
==References==
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* Heidi Berg, "Red Park," in ''Wellspring: Interesting interviews... The way things were...'' (Manistee: J.B. Publications, 1992), vol. 2, pp.&nbsp;30–33.


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* Heidi Berg, "Red Park," in ''Wellspring: Interesting interviews... The way things were...'' (Manistee: J.B. Publications, 1992), vol. 2, pp. 30-33.


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[[Category:Geography of Michigan]]
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[[Category:Manistee County, Michigan]]
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Latest revision as of 04:34, 28 July 2023

Red Park, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Red Park is located in Michigan
Red Park
Red Park
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 44°21′07″N 86°14′34″W / 44.35194°N 86.24278°W / 44.35194; -86.24278
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyManistee
TownshipOnekama
Elevation
[1]
584 ft (178 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code231
GNIS feature ID1621359[1]

Red Park is an unincorporated summer resort area of Onekama Township, Manistee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located on the south shore of Portage Lake at 44°21′07″N 86°14′34″W / 44.35194°N 86.24278°W / 44.35194; -86.24278,[1] between Wick-A-Te-Wah on the West and next to Camp Tosebo.

History

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Red Park was established in the early 1900s by a man named Davis as a summer resort colony for people in Manistee, Michigan. The original resort consisted of a small store operated by Mr. and Mrs. James Sandenberg, the only permanent residents, who also acted as the caretaker of the collection of small summer cottages. A bandstand was built in the center of the resort, before 1910.

Early summer residents

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Among the earliest summer residents of this area were the following families:

  • Cron
  • Probeck
  • Shaw
  • Hollowed

Sands

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Park, Michigan
  • Heidi Berg, "Red Park," in Wellspring: Interesting interviews... The way things were... (Manistee: J.B. Publications, 1992), vol. 2, pp. 30–33.
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